Source: Iupati won’t require surgery for broken fibula

Niners left guard Mike Iupati sustained a broken left fibula in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, but the injury did not involve ligament damage and won’t require surgery, a league source said.

The expectation is the two-time Pro Bowl selection will be fully recovered in about two months after he was injured in the second quarter of a 23-17 loss to the Seahawks.

Iupati, who had shoulder surgery last offseason and did not participate in OTAs, missed four games in the regular season with a sprained MCL. Before his injury, he had made 58 consecutive starts to begin his career.

On Sunday, the 49ers’ ground game was nearly nonexistent beyond the scrambling of quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who had 130 of their 161 rushing yards. The 49ers running backs had 13 yards on eight carries before Iupati was injured. They had 18 yards on nine carries after Adam Snyder entered the lineup.